Product Improvement Test LANCE GSE/XM234 Warhead Cradle.

摘要

The Honeycomb Aerodynamic Structure (SKIN) of the LANCE XM234 Warhead was damaged during the engineer test/expanded service test (ET/EST) program at White Sands Missile Range (WSMR), New Mexico. This damage made it necessary to modify warhead support cradles on the LANCE system tracked vehicles. The first modification consisted of changing the station 71.5 saddle to provide a larger bearing area (65 sq in.) and better control of hold down strap tension. The second modification consisted of moving the forward saddle from station 71.5 to station 61.54 in order to support the warhead section where structural joint rings exist. In addition to cradle modifications shock absorbers were in stalled on the two rear roadwheels of the LANCE tracked vehicle to help reduce the road shock and vibration environment for the missiles.